Born Saints: Starting from Liaozhai

Chapter 77 Su Chen, whose Comprehension Approaches 10,000 Points (Three-in-One)

Gazing at the hazy, gray exterior of the interior, Su Chen's eyes were filled with curiosity.

The next second, he floated over.

Through the interior, he could vaguely see that it was dark outside, as if he were in an endless night.

It was dull and empty, with a faint sense of gloom.

Looking at the scene before him and recalling the contents of the Taoist scriptures, Su Chen suddenly understood.

"The inner landscape is like a house built on yin land, and the yin spirits are the people living in that house!"

Since it's a house, if it's not sturdy and secure enough, then there's a possibility of it being broken into, especially when one's spirit is not at home. At that time—

Su Chen glanced at the inner scene illuminated by beams of bright magical power.

The soft light shone, dispelling the gloom of the interior, yet even under this light, the surroundings still appeared empty and desolate.

A sense of crisis rose in Su Chen's heart, and a thought flashed through his mind.

In an instant, a mysterious aura descended into the inner realm.

The power of the Daoist flower blooming instantly appeared.

Under Su Chen's control, the power of the flower blossoms instantly coalesced and transformed into a peach tree.

The peach tree has slender and upright branches, and bright peach blossoms quietly bloom on the branches. The petals are as thin as silk gauze and have a faint pink luster.

Amidst the shadows of the flowers, peaches hang, some pale gray, some slightly red, half-real, half-illusory, subtly exuding a Daoist charm.

The small peach tree swayed gently, exuding a warm and harmless fragrance.

Of course, this is only harmless on the surface. Once someone forcibly enters his inner world, the Flower Blooming Instantly Daoist technique will consume the magic power in the inner world and instantly unleash its power!

After planting the peach trees that would bloom in an instant, Su Chen did not stop and continued to arrange the flowers.

The aura of light-footed movement and the Qingfeng Sword Technique appeared, then transformed into wisps of clear, cool light that fell into the inner landscape.

In an instant, the entire interior was covered with green weeds, and the originally empty and barren interior was given a faint sense of vitality.

The weeds stood tall, their entire bodies exuding a sharp, sword-like aura.

They swayed gently, as if they might unleash a sky full of sword energy at any moment.

Su Chen's mind stirred again.

The aura of the Tiger Subduing Fist appeared, then solidified and took shape, transforming into two stone tiger sculptures, guarding the inner landscape.

The auras of Heavenly Tribulation Thunder, Burning Tribulation Yin Fire, and Soul-Separating Wind appeared all at once.

Three distinct forces rose up, intertwining and churning in the inner landscape, gradually condensing into a low-hanging dark cloud.

Amidst the rolling dark clouds, flashes of lightning could be seen, and a crimson flame flickered uncertainly deep within the clouds. Occasionally, wisps of invisible, eerie winds would whistle through the clouds, emitting faint, mournful sounds.

The entire area above instantly became oppressive and dangerous, as if divine punishment could descend at any moment!

Finally, the power of the "Scattering Beans to Create Soldiers" technique appeared.

Streams of pure white magical power fell and quickly condensed into shape.

A dozen or so celestial soldiers and generals, clad in white armor that shone like jade, with flowing ribbons and enveloped in a faint celestial light, appeared in the inner realm, guarding all directions!

"That's about it—"

Looking at the scene before him, Su Chen's lips curled slightly, and a look of satisfaction flashed across his face.

Anyone who enters his inner world will be attacked by Taoist magic such as "flowers blooming in an instant", "beans turning into soldiers", and "heavenly tribulation lightning"!

Just ask me, isn't it yin or yin!

Faced with so many attacks from various Daoist arts, Su Chen didn't believe anyone could escape unscathed.

In this way, the inner realm can exist safely even without his protection.

However, it is not without its drawbacks. Some magical power must be reserved in the inner realm, otherwise there will be no magical power to use, and Taoist spells such as "flowers bloom in an instant" cannot be performed.

Thinking of this, Su Chen glanced at the streams of pure white magic power flowing within the inner realm.

With a thought, streams of pure white magical power converged on his Yin spirit body.

The originally somewhat illusory Yin spirit quickly became as real as a real person.

In the blink of an eye, only three thousand strands of pure white magic power remained in the inner realm, while the rest were poured into his body.

After doing all this, Su Chen looked out at the hazy outer layer of the inner world.

Without hesitation, he immediately floated over.

Su Chen felt that the Yin Spirit had passed through an invisible boundary.

As soon as he stepped outside, he was greeted by a dark and gloomy scene.

A bone-chilling cold swept in from all directions.

The moon-white robes and the hundred cloud-patterned Daoist runes on Su Chen's body radiated a faint light and Daoist aura, resisting the invasion of the surrounding cold aura.

However, instead, the magical power within his Yin spirit body was being continuously depleted.

Su Chen estimated for a moment, then frowned slightly. "Can the Yin Spirit only wander outside the inner realm for a little over an hour?"

It's too short!

Time is of the essence!

Without giving it much thought, Su Chen immediately began wandering through the gloomy, dark place, searching for the five foundation-building materials: the essence of Geng metal, the spiritual marrow of Yi wood, the source of Gui water, the essence of Li fire, and the mother energy of Wu earth.

As for the danger, he didn't take it to heart.

According to the scriptures, this is only the first level of the Yin Land. Although there are some unknown things in it, most of them are still at the Qi Refining level.

The same applies to the cultivators who roam here.

Those who have reached the Foundation Establishment stage can only appear in the inner shady area of ​​the second level.

Su Chen looked around at the gloomy, low-visibility environment and murmured, "According to the scriptures, the Essence of Wood is in the Forest of Withered Bones, and the source of Water is in the Yin River—"

Suddenly, he sensed something and looked into the distance.

He vaguely sensed the scent of water vapor coming from that direction.

Su Chen drifted in that direction.

Soon, he saw a river flowing quietly in the distance.

The river water was pitch black, damp and cold, with a faint fishy smell, like stagnant water that had been sleeping for thousands of years.

The deeper you go, the darker and more sinister the river appears.

As soon as he got close, Su Chen's gaze sharpened.

He saw dozens of Yin spirits, dressed in various colors, radiating a ghostly light, and exuding the aura of perfect Qi cultivation, floating on the black muddy banks of this Yin River.

They are hunting down tiny, translucent, dark jellyfish, each about the size of a palm.

Faint human faces floated on the surface of the jellyfish, each distorted face resembling a trapped soul.

During this time, Su Chen also saw a Yin spirit of a Qi Refining Perfection cultivator, who was happily squeezing a clump of liquid from the body of a dead jellyfish.

That blue liquid exuded a faint scent of Gui water.

It was none other than the foundation structure known as the source of Gui water!

However, this Gui water is clearly of very low quality, only of inferior grade.

In addition, Su Chen also noticed that the faces of these Qi Refining cultivators were very blurry, and without exception, they all seemed to be hiding their faces and identities.

Upon seeing this scene, he was also moved, and his face was covered by a layer of bright light, becoming blurry.

Just as Su Chen was observing the Yin Spirits of these Qi Refining Perfection cultivators, as he approached, these Yin Spirits sensed him and turned to look at him.

"A strange aura—"

"Who is this person? Which sect's cultivator is he from?"

They looked surprised.

Jiang Xuan and the others glanced at Su Chen's robes.

In an instant, they noticed the cloud-like Daoist inscriptions.

In their perception, this person was permeated with the aura of a hundred kinds of cloud-based Daoist texts and scriptures.

In an instant, they understood the situation of the fellow Daoist before them.

"Has this person mastered one hundred volumes of Taoist scriptures?"

"Fellow Daoist, how did you manage to come to this inner realm of yin energy with only a hundred volumes of Daoist scriptures? You should know that this place is extremely dangerous. Even for us cultivators at the peak of Qi Refining, a single misstep could lead to our demise!"

"This person is right. Fellow Daoist, is this your first time visiting the Inner Realm of Yin? You would be best off mastering the three hundred volumes of Daoist scriptures. With the blessing of the scriptures, you can come here again—"

Among the thirty-odd spirits, some looked curious and kindly offered advice, while others looked contemptuous and some were smug.

Although this new fellow Daoist cannot be identified from his clothing as belonging to any particular sect, the hundred ever-changing Daoist runes on his body cannot be concealed!

This means that the other party only possessed one hundred volumes of Daoist scriptures, yet they couldn't wait to rush into this inner yin realm!

What's the difference between this and courting death?

Didn't his master tell him that in this inner realm of darkness, without the blessing of the Daoist scriptures, it would be easy to encounter attacks from evil spirits or even other Daoist friends, leading to his death?

Each of them possesses over three hundred Cloud Talisman Daoist Scriptures.

With the blessing of these Daoist scriptures manifested in the cloud-like Daoist inscriptions, even if they were all at the Qi Refining Perfection stage, this person in front of them would definitely not be their match!

The Daoist methods can only be comprehended through more than three hundred volumes of Daoist scriptures, not to mention the advantages of Daoist methods.

For every hundred more cloud-shaped Daoist inscriptions manifested from the Daoist scriptures, their strength would increase by nearly ten percent.

They are all at the peak of Qi Refining, but they are several times stronger than this person. How can this person fight against them?

For a moment, many Yin spirits revealed a contemptuous look in their eyes.

Some of the evil spirits even had shifty eyes, harboring malicious intentions.

While their thoughts were in turmoil, Su Chen basically figured out the situation through their conversation and their circumstances.

"These Yin spirits possess different auras, seemingly originating from various sects?"

"Is this inner, shadowy area connected to various other places?"

He seemed to be deep in thought.

"Furthermore, their clothes were covered with countless cloud-shaped Daoist runes, with the minimum number being three hundred, and some even having more than eight hundred."

Clearly, that person had comprehended more than eight hundred volumes of Taoist scriptures!

From the chatter of these Yin spirits, he also learned about the power enhancement of the Yin spirits through the cloud-shaped Daoist scripture.

Of course, although he knew it, he didn't take it to heart.

Indeed, just as these Yin spirits said, even among cultivators who have reached the Qi Refining Perfection stage, there are differences in strength!

Even without knowing, he knew that the Yin spirits of these people contained at least two or three hundred streams of magical power, and at most two or three thousand streams of magical power.

This is something only a mastered breathing technique can achieve!

His body contained nearly ten thousand streams of magical power, plus Daoist techniques such as the Heavenly Tribulation Lightning. So what if there were no Daoist scriptures manifesting as cloud-shaped Daoist runes?

Su Chen shook his head slightly.

Ignoring these spirits, he looked into the depths of the Yin River.

He sensed eerie jellyfish swimming in the dark river, each emanating an aura close to the perfection of Qi Refining.

The deeper you go, the stronger the jellyfish's presence becomes.

Clearly, the stronger the jellyfish, the higher the quality of the Gui water on its body!

And the deepest part of the Yin River—

Su Chen vaguely sensed that in the deepest part of the Yin River, there was an aura far exceeding that of the Qi Refining Perfection stage, seemingly emanating a higher level of life force.

To put it more vividly, it's very likely that he's approaching the so-called Foundation Establishment stage.

He frowned slightly as a realization dawned on him.

"If I'm not mistaken, the true source of Gui Water, the wondrous object capable of enabling Heavenly Dao Foundation Building, should reside on this Yin creature deep within the Yin River!"

"However, my current strength—"

Su Chen hesitated for a moment.

Having never fought against such a being before, he was unsure of his current strength and whether he could defeat this guy.

It's possible to win, and it's possible to lose!

If nothing unexpected happens, the situation in the other four places should be similar.

"Never mind, let's come back later."

Su Chen shook his head.

He disliked doing things he wasn't sure of, so he planned to return to the mortal world first, master the Three Thousand Dao Scriptures, and then come back to this place to acquire all five Heavenly Dao Foundation Building Materials at once.

The thought of leaving arose in his mind.

The next second, something surprising happened.

The moment the thought of leaving was born, an unseen force drew me in from a distant direction.

That was the pulling force emanating from within!

Su Chen sensed that the Yin Spirit's body was slowly becoming blurred and transparent, being drawn away by the inner landscape.

Soon, his vision blurred and his figure appeared in the inner world.

However, after he left, the spirits near the Yin River began to discuss the matter.

Among a group of Yin spirits.

A young man dressed in a blue robe stood quietly among them, his robes swirling with more than eight hundred cloud-like Daoist characters.

The Daoist script flowed like starlight, subtly shimmering, giving him an air of otherworldly refinement and sharpness.

He murmured softly, "Leaving already?"

A slight smile played on his lips, a hint of mockery in his expression.

"At least they have self-awareness—"

After saying that, he stopped thinking about that person.

Or perhaps, he never cared at all.

As a prodigy of the inner sect of the Haoran Immortal Sect, Shi Beichen has never taken these rogue cultivators or those with low talent seriously.

Although he sensed a familiar aura unique to the breathing technique of the Haoran Immortal Sect on the Yin spirit of that person, that person was likely a fellow disciple of the Haoran Immortal Sect.

But so what?

In his eyes, they were all pretty much the same.

Shi Beichen didn't care much.

He was born with a brilliant mind and extraordinary comprehension, and has already mastered eight hundred and ninety volumes of Taoist scriptures!

The further you go in the Taoist scriptures, the more obscure and difficult they become.

Ordinary people can hardly comprehend many volumes even after a lifetime of hard work, but he has mastered nearly nine hundred volumes, which is far beyond what others can do!

In his eyes, the fellow disciple who only had one hundred cloud-shaped Daoist runes on his body was nothing more than an ordinary mediocre talent.

My talent is shallow and insignificant; there's no need to pay any attention to it.

Ignoring the man, Shi Beichen's gaze slowly fell upon the Yin River ahead.

The dark river flowed silently, its air chilling.

A burning passion gradually emerged in his eyes.

If he hunts down a few more Yin Beasts and extracts and refines the Gui Water essence within them, he will be able to gather the last foundation-building material needed for the Earthly Foundation Building!

"In another month or so at most, I'll be able to gather all the necessary materials and then establish my foundation!"

Shi Beichen muttered to himself, his tone calm, yet unable to conceal his pride and anticipation.

Once he reaches the Foundation Establishment stage, even among the inner disciples of the Haoran Immortal Sect, he will be considered a prodigy. How can anyone else compare to him!

Just as Shi Beichen was thinking this, the other Yin Gods were discussing it.

Inside the wooden house.

Su Chen, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground, suddenly opened his eyes.

The Yin spirit within him dispersed once more into streams of magical power and a hundred strands of Daoist rhyme, and his three souls and vital essence returned to his body.

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"Next, the most important thing is to master more Taoist scriptures —"

Su Chen murmured to himself.

After mastering the Three Thousand Dao Scriptures, enter that Yin Land and seize five Heavenly Dao Foundation Building Objects!

"Go to the Sutra Repository this morning and see if there's any way to rent out the Taoist scriptures there. Otherwise, going there repeatedly is really troublesome and a waste of time."

He closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep.

Soon, the bright moon set, the blazing sun rose, and dawn arrived.

Early in the morning, Su Chen took Da Huang to the Scripture Pavilion. After some inquiries, he successfully used one hundred contribution points from his servant disciple token to rent a month's worth of Daoist scriptures.

In less than half an hour, he returned to the wooden hut, ignoring the strange looks from the other servant disciples, and began to read the 101st volume of the Daoist scripture by himself.

Soon, as he flipped through the pages, a series of notification sounds rang out.

[Complete one scroll of Taoist scripture, Comprehension +1]

[Complete one scroll of Taoist scripture, Comprehension +1]

[Complete one scroll of Taoist scripture, Comprehension +1]

Time slowly passed.

In the blink of an eye, almost a day has passed.

[Complete the three hundred volumes of Taoist scriptures, Comprehension +300]

[Innate Talent & Comprehension: 7663 (Born Sage, Once in Ten Thousand Years)]

Seeing that his comprehension had increased by 300 points, Su Chen was in a good mood.

At this moment, four hundred strands of Daoist energy were circulating within his inner world, and the magical power within his body had become much purer.

In ten days at most, he will be able to master all three thousand Daoist scriptures!

Although the Taoist scriptures become increasingly obscure and difficult to comprehend as they progress, it is nothing to a person with a once-in-a-millennium innate sage-level comprehension, especially since their comprehension is constantly growing.

The subsequent Taoist scriptures were not much different for him.

With anticipation, Su Chen continued to immerse himself in the Daoist scriptures.

at the same time.

After a day.

The fact that a prodigy emerged from the Eighty-Nine Peaks, suppressing a million miscellaneous disciples and ranking first, has spread far and wide.

Many ordinary disciples who performed menial tasks also heard about this matter.

For a moment, the disciples who were doing odd jobs were shocked.

"Our Eighty-Nine Peaks actually have such a prodigy?"

"You've only just entered the sect, and you've already reached the Qi Refining Perfection stage?"

"What kind of freak is this person? Who is he?!"

"I bet it's Senior Sister Gu Jia!"

"Bullshit, I think it's Senior Brother Zhang Qu—"

While they were discussing it...

At the foot of the Eighty-Nine Peaks Mountain.

Outside an old wooden house not far from Su Chen.

At that moment, several handyman disciples were gathered outside, whispering amongst themselves.

Not far away, Wang Lin, with his ordinary-looking face, was standing still.

He was just passing by, but after overhearing a few words, he couldn't help but stop.

As the murmurs grew clearer, his expression froze, his face filled with disbelief.

"What?!"

"It hasn't been that long, and someone has already reached the Qi Refining Perfection stage and is ranked number one?"

"Are they still from our Eighty-Nine Peaks?!"

His voice rose unconsciously, his tone filled with disbelief.

The next moment, a strong sense of disparity welled up in my heart.

Wang Lin felt a tightness in his chest, a mixture of shock and a sense of powerlessness.

How long has it been since he joined the sect?

How could such a monster suddenly appear?

and----

But it happens to be on the 89th peak!

Wang Lin's hands clenched unconsciously, and an undisguised sense of loss appeared in his eyes.

This disparity left him unable to even feel jealousy, only a deep sense of frustration.

The opponent has already reached the peak of Qi Refining and is ranked first!

How can I compare to such a monster?

Within his sea of ​​consciousness, an ancient and chilling aura rippled slightly.

Seeing Wang Lin's appearance, Elder Hun snorted coldly, his tone full of disappointment and frustration.

"Look at you, so pathetic."

The voice echoed in his mind, carrying a hint of disdain.

"You're so scared by a mere Qi Refining Perfection stage handyman disciple?"

The old man's tone was slightly cold.

"If you were to encounter true geniuses like those with innate Dao bodies, or even sacred bodies, or reincarnated immortals, how would you conduct yourself?!"

Although he was slightly surprised when he heard the news.

But that's all.

That's all it takes to reach the peak of Qi cultivation!

On the true path of spiritual practice, it's not even a threshold.

The words were spoken.

It was like a bucket of cold water being poured down.

Wang Lin was startled.

The old man continued coldly, "With me here, what are you afraid of?"

"Even if this person has now reached the pinnacle of Qi cultivation and ranks first, so what?"

His tone carried a hint of arrogance.

"It won't be long before you catch up with him, and even leave him far behind!"

Upon hearing Elder Hun's words, Wang Lin was slightly taken aback.

The previously low mood seemed to be supported by something, and the depression in my heart gradually eased.

Yes, I am not alone.

And there's also the Elder Soul!

With guidance from this mysterious and powerful figure.

What is a mere Qi Refining Perfection Realm?

Wang Lin took a deep breath.

His previously dim eyes lit up again.

His face gradually regained its radiance, and he regained his confidence.

He believed that with the help of the Elder Soul, he would eventually reach a higher level!

It won't be long before he surpasses this so-called number one servant disciple!

Seeing Wang Lin regain his spirits, Elder Hun's face showed a faint smile of relief.

at the same time.

the other side.

The First Peak of Miscellaneous Services is even more majestic and imbued with spiritual energy than the Eighty-Nine Peaks.

In a wooden house on the mountaintop.

Guo Yaokun, who had been in seclusion for a long time, opened his eyes in a daze.

After practicing for a while, he decided to go out for some fresh air.

However, he hadn't gone far when he heard a voice from the nearby servant disciples.

The sounds of discussion about the Dao.

These comments exploded in his ears like thunderclaps.

His expression froze instantly.

"impossible!"

"How could someone have a higher cultivation level than me?"

His face was filled with disbelief.

You should know that he possesses the Soul Absorbing Body.

Before entering the Haoran Immortal Sect, he had already embarked on the path of cultivation and possessed the cultivation level of the late stage of Qi Refining!

My goal in entering the Haoran Immortal Sect this time is very clear: to win the title of the best servant!

The benefits gained by being promoted to the inner sect as the top-ranked handyman disciple are completely different from those gained by an ordinary handyman disciple!

This is also his chance to turn things around!

But now, someone has beaten him to it?!

To verify the truth of the matter, he hurriedly picked up the servant disciple's token and checked the situation of the first place winner.

Mysterious Disciple, Odd Job Disciple Number: 999,810 Identity: Eighty-Nine Peaks, Odd Job Disciple Realm: Perfect Qi Refining Strength Ranking: Number One Odd Job Disciple Canglan Realm Ranking: Not Counted Looking at the number one Odd Job Disciple above, there is also the Perfect Qi Refining Realm.

Guo Yaokun's face gradually darkened, and a hint of resentment flashed in his eyes.

half an hour.

Guo Yaokun slowly exhaled, the shock in his eyes fading, replaced by a cold glint.

He scoffed, "So what if I'm the top-ranked servant disciple?"

"Just reached the peak of Qi cultivation!"

Guo Yaokun was confident: "I'll surpass this guy sooner or later!"

He's already in the late stage of Qi Refining. With a little more time to cultivate, he'll definitely reach the peak of Qi Refining. Then—

Guo Yaokun's face was full of confidence.

This scene, and many others, appeared on various miscellaneous mountain peaks.

While the outside world was buzzing with discussion about this matter.

Su Chen was also immersed in the Daoist scriptures, mastering one scroll after another, and rapidly approaching the three thousand scrolls of Daoist scriptures.